The Air Force has awarded SSgt. Blake Lundstrom, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Langley AFB, Va., a Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious service while deployed to Afghanistan. He led an EOD team and helped resolve more than 117 emergency response missions, including 56 improvised explosive device incidents. (Langley report by SSgt. Heidi Davis)
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.

